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Volume 1, Issue 1 (Spring & Summer 2014)
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God sent the holy Qur'an to guide human beings. One of the ways forenjoying the holy Qur'an’s guidance, is fluent translation of it, and also without ambiguity. Criticizing the translation of the holy Qur'an is one of the ways and strategies for reachingsome kinds of translations with the above features. This article studies the translation of the mogharebe verb "Kada/Yakadu" in the translation of Makarem Shirazi, Fouladvand, Khoramshahi and Karim Zamani. The translators have used in their translation "kad" as "it was about" and "ya-kad" as "it is about". Fouladvand and Karim Zamani in their translation of these two verbs, in addition to the above equivalents, have also used "it was almost to happen" for "kad", and "it is almost to happen" for "y-kad". Some of the mentioned translators have used "it is not about" or "it is about" for "la ya-kad" and "lam yakad" and it is wrong. The correct translation of these two verbs is "cannot".
Volume 9, Issue 42 (12-2021)
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Review of the Literature
There are some studies on the proverbs and anecdotes of the Baluchi language, some of which are written by Dor Mohammad Kord (2010) Sepahi and Mir Baluchzai (2013) Keshavarz (2015), and Rakhshani (2004).
Regarding the analysis of proverbs, Jahandideh (2018) has dealt with the semiotic analysis of those famous Baluchi proverbs in which animals played a symbolic role. Porki (2021) has studied the pathology of cultural issues of the Baluch people based on parables in three parts: individual, family, and society. Outside Iran, we can refer to the book Bethel, Gashten, Pejdanak O Ghent, written by Rashid Khan (2010). This book analyzes the etymology and history of some of the famous Baluchi proverbs in all areas of Baluchi dialect. Loghman (2010) comparatively examines Baluchi and English proverbs and has also written a brief introduction to the anthropological and linguistic function of the Baluchi proverbs in a book entitled Bettel, The Rabidge of Benzene Fever.
Research method
In the present study, the authors have tried to analyze the social structure and ritual codes of some of the Sarhadi Baluchi's proverbs with the people-oriented approach of Michael Borawy; this is because "by knowing and being familiar with proverbs, and recording them, one can have access to a pure ethnic culture, which has its own social structures and ancient values" (Rakhshani, 2004, pp. 2-4). The focus of the present study is the "Sarhad" region of Baluchistan in Iran and the "Sarhadi dialect" of the Baluchi language. The present article follows field study through library research.
Theoretical foundations
Michael Borawy (born 1947) is an English sociologist best known for his people-oriented approach to sociology. (Pellet, 2012, pp. 7-25). In the people-oriented reading of sociology, people's lives and culture are very important. "People-oriented sociology is one of the major branches of sociology" (Borawy, 2004, p. 9). Avoidance of theorizing and having a qualitative method are the main features of this approach. It is in people-oriented sociological analysis that "dialogue emerges" (Borawy, p. 4). This sociological approach, as Michael Borawy himself puts it, "is closely related to those people who are observable, intertwined, active, and local, and who are often not of the same color as the general public." In fact, many people-oriented sociologists fall into the category of organic people-oriented sociologists ... There is a dialogue between the organic sociologist and the people he studies, and a process of mutual education takes place between them” (Borawy, 2015, p. 55).
The important point in this scientific approach is that people-oriented sociology does not seek to theorize society. Rather, it distances itself from the macro-theories in order to reach out to the general public and better understanding of folklore and behavioral traditions. As Borawy argues "The goal of people-oriented sociology is to place sociology in a dialogue with popular groups” (Borawy, 2004, p. 7). He also states that now is the time to "systematically transfer our knowledge to those from whom we borrowed it." It is time to relate the personal problems of individuals to public issues and thus re-weave the moral foundation for sociology. The promise and of course, the challenge of people-oriented sociology is that it is not a denial of professional sociology, but a complement to it” (Borawi, 2015, p. 48).
According to the research findings, by demographic sociological analysis, it is possible to study people and cultural phenomena, including ethnic values and oral traditions, and to welcome cultural transformations and the obsolescence of some traditions. Also, many significant actions of the social structure of the Baluch people in the form of folk traditions and value rituals such as asylum, court, assistance, swearing, knife and shroud, hospitality, bread and salt, etc. are prominent and can be categorized in Baluchi proverbs. In the analysis of the social structures and structures of the studied parables, the importance of social group, social laws and social biases can be understood, and from the point of view of sociological analysis, the social concepts of mobility, crisis, norm, deviation and control can be mentioned in Baluchi parables.
References
Borawy, M. (2015). On people-oriented sociology (translated into Farsi by Behrang Sedighi). Ney.
Burawoy, M. (2004). American sociological association, presidential address: for public sociology. American Sociological Review, 70(1), 4-28.
Platt, J. (2012). International sociological association. University of Sussex.
Volume 10, Issue 4 (Winter 2022)
Abstract
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the critical study of the literary relations between nations that, sometimes, are manifested among the fictional masterpieces of the world. One of these masterpieces is the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, an English novelist and essayist who skillfully expressed his desired political situation and social themes in allegorical language in the novel and influenced the literature of other countries in various ways. Among the world-famous novels translated into different languages is Zayni Barakat, written by the Egyptian writer Gamal al-Ghitani and published a few decades after Animal Farm. The subject matter of the two novels is the occurrence, deviation, and hypocrisy of the rulers of the revolution but the main question is what thematic similarities there are between these two novels. The results of this research indicate that the two novels have thematic similarities in eight aspects: realization of revolution, explanation of laws, autocracy of leaders, establishment of repressive forces, populism, suppression of opponents, use of religion as a tool, and finally, transformation of revolution. Based on the American comparative literature approach and a descriptive-analytical method, this study tries to present a comparative analysis of the two novels.
Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Saba Sadeghi, Masoud Homapour, Faezeh shirkhan,
Volume 17, Issue 101 (july 2020)
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Nut's seeds can be a source of contamination with various types of microorganisms and so some of them are important for public health. Therefore, with regard to household consumption of those type of seeds and their application in food industries, and also due to the fact that some of them are imported from other countries so they may have the possibility of microbial contamination from the source, therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of UV irradiation in reducing the microbial load of some consumed seed nuts. Six types of beans including sunflower seeds, watermelon, pumpkin, walnut, pistachio, and hazelnut were randomly sampled in bulk from Tehran retail market. Testimonials were tested by methods in the Iranian national standard and food and drug organization standards. Subsequently, infected seeds were irradiated in 1, 2 and 3 layers of thickness and time at 5, 10 and 15 minutes in a UV cabinet with a wavelength of 254 nm and subjected to appropriate microbial tests. According to the results, the irradiation time and thickness were significantly affected by the total microbial count of pistachio, walnut and hazelnut (p<0.01). Also, it has a significant effect on the
coliform count of pistachio, walnut, hazelnut seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower and watermelon, and the mould count of pistachio, walnuts and hazelnuts, sunflower seeds and a watermelon (p<0.01). It had less significant effect on the number of molds in pumpkin seeds (0.01
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Faezeh shirkhan, Saeed Mirdamadi, Mahta Mahta Mirzaei, Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Nikoo Nasoohi,
Volume 19, Issue 123 (May 2022)
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Nowadays, Polysaccharides are used to improve the nutritional and physicochemical properties of dairy products. The identification of natural compounds such as polysaccharides with antidiabetic and antioxidant properties has become important due to the relationship between diabetes and oxidative stress. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of pectin on the antidiabetic and antioxidant activity of milk fermented by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from traditional Iranian dairy products. Pectin (1%) was added to the samples following milk fermentation by Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus para-casei strains, and antidiabetic activity was assessed by considering the inhibitory effects on α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The antioxidant activity was determined by evaluating inhibition of 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) and hydroxyl radicals. Samples included pectin solution (0.5-3.5 mg/ml and 0.5-10 mg/ml for evaluation of anti-diabetic and antioxidant activity, respectively), whey of fermented and non-fermented milk with (1%) and without pectin. The results indicated the role of pectin on inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme activity (IC50=2.38 mg/ml), as well as scavenging the DPPH (44.57%), ABTS (28.7%), and Hydroxyl (38.85%) radicals (P<0.05) a concentration of 10 mg/ml. Pectin added to the whey of non-fermented milk sample boosted antioxidant properties and the maximum rate of free radical scavenging activity (35%) was obtained for DPPH radicals. Furthermore, adding pectin to the whey of milk fermented with Lactobacillus helveticus strain improved the activity of the product on inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme (29%), scavenging of DPPH (41.26 %), ABTS (2.5%), and hydroxyl radicals (7.64%) (P<0.05). The results indicated the potential of pectin to be used in the formulation of beneficial food products due to its ability to improve the antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties of fermented milk products.
Faezeh shirkhan, Saeed Mirdamadi, Mahta Mahta Mirzaei, Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Nikoo Nasoohi,
Volume 19, Issue 125 (July 2022)
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Today, the use of Lactobacill strains and their metabolites is the new strategies in control of diabetes and oxidative stress. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of metabolites obtained from of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus culture media. The samples were evaluated including cell free supernatant (CFS), cell free extracts (CFE), cell free supernatant of fermented milk (CFS-FM) and bioactive peptides separated from ultrafiltration (3,5,10 kDa). The ability of bacteria in proteolysis of protein of fermented milk (FM) was evaluated by O-phthaldialdehyde method compared with non-fermented milk (NFM). The antidiabetic activity was measured based on inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by inhibition of 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS). The results showed that the sample of CFS-FM inhibited α-amylase (25%) and α-glucosidase (26.6%) enzymes. Among the peptide fractions, fraction of >10 kDa with higher protein content (13.816 mg (had the highest inhibition of α-amylase (80.64%) and α-glucosidase enzyme (54%) (p<0.05). The inhibitory efficiency ratio (IER) showed that the 3-5 kDa fraction had more inhibitory than other peptide fractions (p<0.05). Also, the CFS and CFE inhibited α-glucosidase enzyme by 50% and 25%, respectively. In case of antioxidant properties, it was observed that the free radicals scavenging of CFS-FM increased compared with NFM (p<0.05). Also, the peptide fractions of 3-5 kDa (80.85%) and >10 kDa (43.63%) had the highest DPPH and ABTS free radicals scavenging. The antioxidant capacity of trolox equivalent from peptide fractions (µmTE/mg protein) showed that the <3 kDa fraction had the highest antioxidant activity (p<0.05). The ability to free radicals scavenging in CFS and CFE was observed. Results indicate the importance of Lactobacillus delbrueckii as a starter culture and its functional role.
Volume 21, Issue 3 (Autumn 2021 2021)
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In recent years, economic complexity has played an important role in explaining and revealing the latent facts of the difference in economic growth among the poor and rich countries. In this study, first the effect of economic complexity on environmental performance is investigated in 18 countries of Middle East and North Africa(MENA) using two-stage least squares regression(2SLS) method during 2002-2018. Then, the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis is examined in these countries. The results show an inverse and significant relationship between economic complexity index and environmental performance index, so that by increasing one unit of economic complexity index, environmental performance index decreases by more than 7 units. In addition, the results show that there is a positive relationship between per capita income and environmental performance index, while per capita income square has an inverse relationship with environmental performance index, so Kuznets hypothesis about these countries is not confirmed. Finally, the results indicate a positive relationship between population, urbanization, corruption control, agriculture and trade with environmental performance, while industrialization and education have a negative relationship with environmental performance in the MENA countries.